Frank Blake vs. Joe Strong — Career Comparison

Frank Blake
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore Black SoxNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Joe Strong
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Frank Blake built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Strong as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Frank Blake posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.26 and WHIP 1.162 compared to 5.81 and 1.709 for Joe Strong. By the career numbers, Frank Blake had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Frank Blake and Joe Strong

Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.5
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.05
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.6
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.54
61.54
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
70
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.75
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.26
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.81
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.187
0.187
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
359
27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119.2
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
6.02
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
9.91
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.02
6.02
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.91
9.91
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.37
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
4.44
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5.13
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
7.6
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
7.52
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.6
7.6
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.52
7.52
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.05
5.05
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.337
1.337
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.405
1.405
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
498
37.45
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
41.01
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.39
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
3.16
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.81
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.68
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.83
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.162
1.162
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.671
1.671
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
427
32.11
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
34.86
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.1
2.1
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.45
37.45
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.01
41.01

Fielding Stats for Frank Blake and Joe Strong

Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
1.53
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.12
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
458
27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152.2
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.65
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
2.36
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.73
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
3.12
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.42
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
3.01
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.42
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.23
96.23
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.962
1.962
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.435
0.435
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.08
73.08
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Frank Blake and Joe Strong

Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
291.89
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
6900
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
600
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
543.24
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.723
0.723
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
137.84
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
81.08
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
40.54
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
56.76
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.47
68.68
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
218.92
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
178.38
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.709
0.709
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.64
0.64
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
97.3
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
64.86
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
154.05
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.96
72.69
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
40.54
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.22
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA